a day in Minneapolis

Today we walked around Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. It was a warm end-of-summer day where your ice cream cone would begin to melt down your hand before you even had a chance to start eating it. Even though it's still quite green, you can see the leaves starting to change to fall yellows and oranges.

For those of you celebrating...

...I hope you all have an easy fast today.

too good not to share

so people, i have this little counter thing at the bottom of my blog that tracks when and who visits my blog, from where, for how long... etc. i don't look at the stats much, so don't worry, i'm not seeing when you visit the blog multiple times a day. :) just every once in a while i take a peek to see what it going on.

tonight, since it's friday and i'm so cool, i logged in to my blog patrol to see what the 10 most recent google searches were that led people to my blog. it was too funny not to share. drum roll please...

Last 10 Keywords:

"jewish haiku" (Google)

prime number pooping bear (Google)

spiderman cake (Google)

you know you're from seattle when... (Google)

wind sun and trees (Google)

"laxative effect" "had to go" (Google)

chicken cat hat (Google)

"Turd in your tea" (Google)

"jews don't camp" mp3 (Google)

eating snakes in seoul korea (Google)

aren't you glad you know ME!? :)

tonight is Kol Nidre

El Diablo

So, we know that Stuart cannot seem to get enough adventure in his life. First he leaps from the balcony, then he's on the fridge, then he hangs from partially open windows... maybe meeting a dog pushed him over the edge? Now he is climbing the ladder inside our house that leads to the attic! Sheesh!

if you can't sit in your Mom's lap...

...sit in her sock drawer. it's almost just as good.

Jiao-Jiao stops by for a visit

Stuart and Emerson Grace meet their "cousin" Jiao-Jiao for the first time. Everyone was quite curious.

As if the top of the fridge wasn't enough!

We're not so sure if this guy is just addicted to adventure or if he is trying to escape from our home! Stuart's latest death defying act is to leap at a window that is only opened a crack at the top, hang on it by his arms as if he was doing a pull-up, until the window lowers down from his weight, and then he tries to get out the window! Twice today we had our hearts in our throats.

No more open windows in our house!

Dad and Dawn visit SF

First we stopped at the Ferry Building to enjoy our favorite Miette cupcakes. Then we went to Seacliff and hiked out to the Labyrinth on the cliffs with great views of the Golden Gate Bridge.

It was a little cold and windy for Dad.

Quote of the day: Friday

"writing a grant proposal is like going on a date..."

We all need some more kitty pictures

L'Shana Tova!

Apples and Honey for a Sweet New Year!

Sorry it's been so long without a post!!!

Things have been a little busy over here... it's the 3rd week of classes at Cal, the Jewish holidays are upon us, and we've got some big travel plans on the horizon... of course! Stay tuned for some kitty pictures.

my new toy!

I've crossed back over... to the Mac side. :)

What is more fun than a Chicken Cat Hat?

One paw on

In order to fully relax, place one paw on the speaker.

Quote of the day - Tuesday

"Well, ok, have fun with Tacos."

Happy new month!

It's September... summer is almost over... we're trying to savor the last of the heirloom tomatoes and summer fruit... but, ahhhh, how I love the fall.

Scott & Sarah get married

On our way to the rehearsal dinner

Such great heights

Once you've tasted freedom you may have a craving for adventure... like the top of the fridge!

Luckily, she's satisfied with the height of the garbage can.

Emotibuds!?

Now, we all know what Emoticons are... they're those little smiley faces we use in emails and chats. Well, ok, I use them... a lot. :)

However, now there are Emotibuds, which are little things to attach to your ear buds (aka. little headphones that fit in your ear for those of you not up on the lingo) to make them personalized and unique! Ha! What will they come up with next? :p

He tasted freedom!

He finally did it... Stuart leaped... he leaped long, he leaped far. One minute he was out on the balcony with his small grey and white sister, the next minute he was gone. Luckily, he's such a scaredy cat little baby boy that we found him hiding in the downstairs neighbor's backyard. He's home now and acting like nothing happened, but every once in a while when you look into his eyes, you can see that he tasted freedom.

Happy Birthday Marc

Two things to note here... 1) How much older Marc is than me, and 2) How cute his pregnant wife looks! :)

my good ole' Andi J comes to visit

and the kitties join in on the fun. if i was a kitten, i'd sit in her lap too.

a lazy Saturday afternoon

What are they looking at?

Go Giants!

Hanging out at Primo Patio

My Brother and Lynae came to town!

Nick and Kristina

You know who

If you want amazing Caribbean food, this is your place! Check out Primo Patio near the Ballpark as soon as you can. It's so awesome, I don't even want to tell you about it because then it will get all crowded and touristy.

You asked for it!!!!

Many people have asked for more kitty pictures, so here they are!